2013 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

PURCHASED FORD ESCAPE IN 2014. HAD 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTING IN THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. I TOOK THE ESCAPE TO A REPUTABLE SHOP IN TOWN AND THEY FIXED IT. THE COST WAS $4,346.00. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THERE IS A COURT SETTLEMENT TO REIMBURSE BUYERS WHO WERE INDISPOSED BY THE DEFICIENCY OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE REIMBURSE ME FOR FAULTY PARTS.

IN MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. IT FELT ODD, SO I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. A MESSAGE SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK DISPLAYED. WHEN I PUT ONE LEG ON THE GROUND TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARD. AFTER RELEASING GEAR SHIFT, I WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WILL START AND DRIVE, BUT WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. AFTER TALKING TO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT , I LOOKED FOR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. ONE EXISTS FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL BUT THIS CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED.

I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE FOR ABOUT 1YR. AND FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN GETTING A CODE P0234 WHICH WAS READ AT A LOCAL AUTO ZONE WHICH READS WASTEGATE SOLENOID THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME AND MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THE SOLENOID ITSELF KEEPS GOING BAD AND CAUSING ISSUES SUCH AS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, LOSING POWER AND DYING DOWN WHILE DRIVING EVEN ON AN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS AND SOMETIMES IT'LL DO IT 2 OR 3 TIMES IN A ROW BEFORE FINALLY RUNNING AND GETTING ME WHERE I NEED TO GO SUCH AS WORK OR MY CHILD'S SCHOOL OR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS OR TO THE STORE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD'VE BEEN RESOLVED BY FORD MAKING IT SO THE WASTEGATE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE TURBOCHARGE IN THE FORD ESCAPE 1.6L. OTHER PEOPLE USED THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTIES TO HAVE IT FIXED JUST TO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF...

CAR IS IN PARK, BUT DISPLAYS SHOWS THE CAR AS BEING IN NEUTRAL. UNABLE TO REVERSE OR DRIVE WITHOUT MANUALLY UNLOCKING GEAR SHIFT. POWER STEERING NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHICH FORD HAD A RECALL ON POWER STEERING AND EXCLUDED MY VEHICLE. VIN#[XXX] NOW FORD IS EXCLUDING MY CAR FROM THE RECALL FOR 18S20. I FEEL THAT IS UNFAIR FOR FORD TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE BASED ON AN EARLY MANUFACTURING DATE AND THE CAR WAS BUILT IN THE SAME FACILITY FOR THE INDICATED RECALL 18S20. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED TO PARK BUT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURE DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 1.6 LITER STARTED DYING WHILE DRIVING. STARTS BACK UP BUT WILL DIE SEVERAL TIMES THEN NOT DO IT AGAIN FOR A WEEK OR SO. SOME TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT AFTER YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT BACK UP THE LIGHT GOES OFF. SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT DEALER SAID NO LEAKS. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THESE ISSUES. I CAN'T HAVE MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN DIE AT ANY TIME. SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH THE CHEVROLET AT LEAST THAT ICAN WORK ON.

AFTER BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I PUT MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I STEPPED OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TO STOP THE ROLLING. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK. I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS AT ALL.

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, AND WAS LOSING SPEED. MY VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING TO HAVE ANY SPEED. A BRIGHT LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD: SERVICE TRANSMISSION, AND MY VEHICLE STOPPED. I HAD TO COAST IT OFF EXPRESSWAY SO I WOULDN'T GET HIT OR REAR ENDED. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD IT TOWED THERE, BUT THEY AREN'T OPEN TIL MONDAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN A DRIVEWAY AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT WHILE IT WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS AND WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRAILER IN A YARD ACROSS THE STREET. THE CONTACT HAD SCRAPES ON HIS ARMS AND LEGS AND RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, ARM AND BACK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER HE WAS DIAGNOSED AT AN URGENT CARE CENTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND PARKED BACK IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE ISSUE MAY BE WITH THE BUSHING CABLE NOT...

TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018, JUST OVER 75,000 MILES AND AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN JANUARY 2019 @ A COST OF $3300.00. THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS (RADIO & HVAC) ON CONSOLE AND DASHBOARD HAVE A SHORTAGE AND GO OUT REGULARLY. I POINTED THIS SHORTAGE OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED WHEN I CAME TO PICK IT UP.. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN NOVEMBER 2018 WITH A FORD BATTERY. 4 MONTHS LATER, IN FEBRUARY 2019 IT FAILED TO START DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE WITH CORROSIVE EXPOSURE. FORD CROSSROADS REPLACED IT AT THAT TIME (2019) WITH ANOTHER NEW FORD BATTERY AND ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 THE BATTERY FAILED AGAIN. MECHANIC HAD TO CLEAN UP THE IRREGULAR CORROSION ON THE BATTERY AND THE POSTS. DOCUMENTATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS...

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I SPOKE TO FORD AND THE SAID THIS HAS A RECALL CALLED THE TRANSMISSION CABLE BRUSH. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS VIN NUMBER ASSIGNED. I'M HAVING THE VERY PROBLEM ASSOCIATE WITH THE RECALL BUT THEY WANT FIX IT.

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING, BUCKS, JERKS AND SHAKES WHILE ACCELERATING. RPMS RANDOMLY ACCELERATING, NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER TO ALLOW VEHICLE TO GET UP HILL. ENGINE OVERHEATING, ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMING ON, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING OUT IN HOT/COLD WEATHER FOR A WHILE. MY RADIO HAS COMPLETELY JUST STOPPED WORKING, NO SOUND WHATSOEVER. I HAD HIT A DEER BACK IN MARCH OF 2020, TOOK IT TO MY DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE I ASKED IF IT WAS STILL 'SHIFTING HARD.' I ASSUMED SINCE MY COMPUTER TO MY CAR WAS JUST DANGLING AFTER THE ACCIDENT I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG THERE. BUT APPARENTLY THERE HAS BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AS FAR BACK AS 2018. NOW, HERE I AM MONTHS LATER AND AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR. WILL NOT HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN IT, WHICH MAKES IT HARD BEING A SINGLE MOM. TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAYED SHOWED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WAS TEMPORARY DISABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CALLED LAKE VIEW FORD INC., (12381 CONNEAUT LAKE RD, CONNEAUT LAKE, PA 16316), AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GUAGE SAID HIGH TEMP GET TO SAFE PLAACE TO STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO BACK OR FORWARD. THE SHOP PUT IN TRANSMISSION BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY PUT IN A GUAGE. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED. I THINK THIS IS A MATTER THAT NEEDS BE BE IINVESTIGATED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE INDICATOR CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED AND STARTED TO HESITATE. ONCE I GOT TO A PLACE TO STOP IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $3500 SO FAR AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AGAIN AND THEY IT MIGHT BE THE MOTOR. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 41000 MILE ON THIS VEHICLE AND I CAN'T AFFORD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLE BUSHING DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED OR SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF GEAR. OROVILLE FORD, INC (1350 ORO DAM BLVD E, OROVILLE, CA 95965, 530-533-3313) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING REALLY BAD WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS ETC. TOOK IT IN AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PART ANYWHERE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS, HE HAD TO REACH DOWN IN BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE AIR FILTER AND MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS WITH HIS HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE TURNING. AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

AT 80,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. LEFT STRANDED ON THE ROAD UNTIL A WRECKER COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT FULL COST, WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A 55MPH ROAD AT NIGHT TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO STOP WORKING! NO PRIOR NOTIFICATIONS WENT OFF ON THE CAR BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER I MANAGED TO ROLL TO A SAFE SPOT I SHUT OF THE CAR, LET IT COOL, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WENT IN REVERSE! THERE IS A 'CAT SCRATCHING' LIKE NOISE HAPPENING IN THE TRANSMISSION. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED ONLY TWO MONTH AFTER BUYING THE CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR!! I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON TRANSMISSIONS JUST LIKE MINE HOWEVER MINE DID NOT MEET THE REQUIRED DATE BECAUSE IT WAS BUILD 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE OTHER 2013 VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WITH CODE P0128. I CHECK THIS CODE IS THE THERMOSTAT DEFECTIVE OR SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY COOLANT LOSS OR LEAKS IS THIS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS 2013 FORD ESCAPE. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND OWN THIS PROBLEM NOT THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

CAR WAS IN PARKED. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, IT GOT STUCK IN REVERSE AND THE CAR CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT START. TOW TRUCK CAME TO ASSIST AND TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL ON FORD CARS. I CALLED LEXINGTON PARK DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. NOT SURE WHY, IF THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATES 2013 AND 2014 FORD ESCAPES WHICH I HAVE. IF I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL, WHY AM I NOT COVERED. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR EVEN IN SPORT MODE IT JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS.IT IS NOT NORMAL AS I'VE HAD ALOT OF VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLUM

I PURCHASED MY CAR USED IN DEC. 2016 WITH 79,000 MILES, AND HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IN AUG. 2017 (94,888 MILEAGE), I HAD TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND STOP DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE - I WAS CONSISTENTLY ADDING COOLANT, PROBABLY EVERY FEW DAYS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE COOLANT LEAK CAME FROM THE WATER PUMP, SO THEY REPLACED THE LEAKING WATER PUMP, AS WELL AS THE CABIN AIR FILTER AND SPARK PLUGS. THEN IN JUNE 2018, I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULDN'T PUT THE SPARE ON BECAUSE THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN/WARPED - TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL SETS. IN SEPT. 2018 (113,516 MILEAGE), I WAS DRIVING HOME, THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD TO...

AFTER DRIVING FOR A LENGTH OF TIME LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK AND SHUT OFF WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL TURN ON AND START BUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW HUNDRED FEET THE VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER, JERK, REV UP THE RPMS THEN THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WON'T RESTART TILL IT HAS COOLED DOWN

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COOLANT RECALLS FOR FORD ESCAPES. MINE FELL UNDER ONE RECALL. MY COOLANT LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY WOULD TOP IT OFF AS A COURTESY AND I NEVER RECEIVED A WORK ORDER. I HAD TO REPLACE A COOLANT VALVE ONCE AND THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE SAME THING WAS WRONG. I REACHED OUT TO FORD SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THE COOLANT BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COST. I FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALLS SINCE IF I HAD NOT HAD THIS PART REPLACED, THE COOLANT WOULD HAVE LEAKED AND THE CAR COULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE. THE ADVISOR ACTUALLY SAID, I WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDING YOU GET THIS REPAIR. I CONTACTED FORD AND ASKED THEM FOR A CUSTOMER REVIEW BECAUSE MY CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BELTS AND CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE SLIPPING WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,529.

2013 FORD ESCAPE EXPERIENCES APPARENT TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. OFTEN DURING PASSING ACCELERATION. REPEATED INSTANCES. FROM 50K MILES TO 70K MILES. ONE INSTANCE INVOLVING ALL WHEELS LOCKING UP AT 80MPH (FELT LIKE A SHIFT INTO PARK) AND THE OTHERS INVOLVING DRIVETRAIN POWER LOSS AND JERKING. AFTER CAR RESTART, CODES "APPARENTLY" DISAPPEAR AND DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES WITHOUT CODES.

WE BOUGHT 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN JULY, 2016, WITH APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES. AT 64,000 MILES, AFTER CONSTANT OVERHEATING ISSUES, FORD AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE WERE OVERHEATING ISSUES ON THE NEW ENGINE AT TIME OF INSTALL (STATED IN DEALER NOTES), BUT THEY "FIXED" THEM. THE CAR NOW HAS 103,000 MILES. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, WITH OCCASIONAL OVERHEATING ISSUES NOTED. TRANSMISSION FAILED LAST MONTH. WAITED OVER 2 WEEKS FOR DIAGNOSIS. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ANOTHER NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAK. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. IT SEEMS THAT THEY PUT ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN AT 64,000 MILES BECAUSE YOU SHOULD GET MORE THAT 40,000 MILES ON A NEW ENGINE. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PIECE OF JUNK IS PROHIBITIVE AND I FEEL VERY UNHAPPY WITH FORD'S RESPONSE.

I JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD STALLING AND ACCELERATION ISSUES SINCE THEN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM ONLY IN THE JOINTS OF MY WHEEL BEARINGS. TWO WEEKS LATER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CAR. WHEN I LOOKED BACK THERE WAS NOBODY BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY VEHICLE OUT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR. IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT MY GEARS. I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE NO FASTER THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR WITH ME PUSHING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO THE GROUND. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. I FOUND OUT FROM A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. NO WARRANTY IS AVAILABLE. MY CAR IS JUST SITTING IN MY GARAGE AND NOW...

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED MY CAR JERKING GOING IN TO FIRST GEAR. I FIGURED BECAUSE I WAS ON A HILL THAT WAS THE REASON. LATER THAT DAY AS I WAS TRYING TO RUN ERRAND AS I GOT IN THE HIGHWAY MY CAR WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 60 MPH AND WAS AT VERY HIGH RPMS TO MAINTAIN THIS SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO 6TH GEAR. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO MAKE MY HOME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. AS I MADE IT TO A RED LIGHT THE CAR JERKED AGAIN WHEN I STOPPED. AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE I MADE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD ONLY REV AS IF IT WAS IN NUETRAL. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON IT RAN WELL ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE IT HOME AND I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING MY...

THE CAR WILL RUN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND THEN WANT TO STALL. ALSO WHEN YOU START IT IT WILL DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 YARDS AND THEN START IDLING VERY WEIRD AND STALL. IT DOESN'T DO THIS ALL THE TIME. IT'S DANGEROUS.

HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM. MY SON WAS PULLING ONTO A MAJOR ROAD FROM A GAS STATION. HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NO WARNING. THEN IT JERKED AND HE HAD TO GIVE IT HIGH RPM FOR IT TO CRAWL. HE ALMOST GOT T BONED BY A BIG TRUCK.VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. BROUGHT CAR TO FORD SERVICE TECH SAID HE WOULD CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID AS I COULD NOT NO DIP STICK CAR HAD ONLY 127,000 MILES ON IT.SERVICE ADVISOR GOT BACK TO ME HE SAID YOU NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. $3600-$5000. ASKED TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH FORD HE REFUSED SAID IT'S A WASTE OF TIME FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. HE SAID LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS WAS BETWEEN 100,000-120,000 MILES I POSED THIS QUESTION TO HIM IF HE KNEW LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A CARS TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS 100-000 TO 120,000 MILES WOULD HE BUY...

BEGINNING IN MARCH 2019 ON MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED NOV. 13 2018, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT BEGAN TO DRIVE AND IT DID ONCE I CAME HOME TO ANOTHER STOP AND BEGAN ACCELERATING THIS CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND TURN OFF SHOWING THE BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON, FAST FORWARD 4 MONTHS JULY I HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS REPAIRED OCCURRED AGAIN, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING GOT IT REPAIRED APPARENTLY NOW BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER ON THE 4TH MY CAR BEGAN TO TURN OFF WHILE IN IDLE AT A LIGHT NOW WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR FOR ABOUT 20 DAYS WHEN GOING TO PICK THE CAR UP DROVE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS UNTIL THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AGAIN, DROPPED IT BACK OFF NOW THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT OPERATING ONCE THE CAR GOES INTO IDLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD ASSISTANCE WITH PLACING THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC RELEASED THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER IN ORDER TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE CHARGED AGAIN DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFTER NOT ENGAGING INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,826.

THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING FOR MANY TIMES. THE KINGS FORD DEALER COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

I DON'T HAVE HEAT AND I'M LOOSING COOLANT. I AM FILLING MY COOLANT EVERY OTHER DAY.

MY CAR CONSTANTLY STALLS. IT STALLED PERIODICALLY BUT I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE IT'S WAS BECAUSE OF HOW HOT IT WAS OUTSIDE. BUT THAT IT'S THE CASE. I CAN BE AT A LIGHT STOPPED, DRIVING DOWN THE STREET/EXPRESSWAY AND IT'LL START TO LOSE STUTTER AND STALL OUT WITH ONLY THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LAMP LIGHT COMING ON. SOMETIMES ITLL START RIGHT BACK UP OTHERS IT HAS IT SIT AND COOL DOWN. EVEN THO MY ENGINE ISN'T READING HOT OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. EVERYTHING READS FINE. I'VE TAKEN TO MULTIPLE SHOPS AND FINALLY JUST 5 DAYS AGO TO A FORD DEALER WHO HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST 3 DAYS AND ALL HE COULD SAY IS IT LOOKS LIKE I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A CRACKED WATER PUMP! THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR US WITH THE 1.6 IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME EXACT THING GOING ON WITH THE 2.0. TODAY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WALNUT CREEK FORD (1800 N MAIN ST, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596, (925) 932-2900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 82, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THERE WAS NO NOTICE OF A FIRE WITHIN THE CAB. NO SMELL AND NO VISIBLE SMOKE. AFTER BEING FLAGGED DOWN ABOUT IT, WE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SAVE JUST A FEW THINGS OUT OF THE CAR, BEFORE THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO THUMP WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AFTER INITIAL START-UPS. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SOMEWHERE AROUND 86000+ MILES. THERE WOULD BE NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE (I.E., AFTER BACKING UP OR BEING PLACED INTO PARK) ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING A WHILE (HEATED UP). VEHICLE NOW HAS 87000+ MILES AND ON 11/07/19 I RECEIVED A MESSAGE "TRANSMISSION FAULT. SERVICE NOW." I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. ON 11/08/19 I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. LATER IN THE EVENING I TRIED STARTING AND SHIFTING THE ESCAPE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITH THE USUAL THUMP AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SUV FORWARD. THE TORQUE CONVERTED APPEARS TO BE ON ITS WAY OUT. I PLAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GORDIE BOUCHER FORD OF KENOSHA (8301 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142, (262) 697-0700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WASTEGATE ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE BOOST CONTROL SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH AROUND 74K MILES, 3 MONTHS LATER, DURING WINTER, THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL REGULARLY WHILE ACCELERATING, BASICALLY GOING INTO "LIMP MODE" AS FORD DESCRIBES IT, CLAIMING THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING....WHILE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE ISSUE GOES AWAY BUT CHECK ENGINE REMAINS FOR 3 DAYS UNTIL IT CLEARS ITSELF. 3 TRIPS TO FORD SERVICE CENTER, OVER $2500 IN REPAIRS, AND NO RESOLUTION. NOW A FIELD ENGINEER FROM FORD INSTRUCTED THE DEALER HOW TO DIAGNOSE WITH POSSIBLE RESOLUTION, BUT STILL NO CERTAINTY, AND REQUEST VEHICLE FOR 3-4 DAYS OF DIAGNOSES AND NO LOANER VEHICLES, ONLY OUT OF POCKET RENTALS OFFERED @ $30 A DAY. 1ST AND LAST TIME I DRIVE, RENT, LEASE OR PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE. SERVICE WAS DONE AT FAIR PRICE, FRIENDLY SERVICE STAFF, BUT VERY INCONVENIENT. LAST 3 INCIDENTS OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND ONCE...

VEHICLE STALLS IN GEAR AND/OR IDLE. STALLS IN DRIVE, REVERSE, SPORT MODE. VEHICLE DIED IN DRIVEWAY ON STREET AND IN MOTION. NEW BATTERY PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED.

CAR OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING FOUR TIMES BETWEEN 2016-2018 (AFTER EACH INSTANCE, IT WAS TOWED TO AND SERVICED AT A FORD DEALER). CAR ALSO EXPERIENCED THREE INSTANCES OF EXHAUST LEAKS BETWEEN 2016-2018 (EACH INSTANCE WAS IDENTIFIED BY A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND SERVICED AT A FORD DEALER). IN OCTOBER 2019, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY, REQUIRING A TOW TO THE FORD DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 105,000 MILES.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN APRIL AND I'M ALREADY HEARING LOUD NOISES WHEN I START THE CAR AND GRINDING NOISES WHEN I ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE WAY THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED, CAUSED A LEAK THAT WAS DRIPPING FLUID AND CAUSING SOFTENING OF THE GEARS? HE SAID IS WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO OVERHEATING. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND DIFFICULT BREAKING.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WITHOUT NO WARNING SIGNS WHEN I WENT TO GO AT A GREEN LIGHT IT JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. HAVE GOTTEN 3 DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS FROM 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT FORD HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM AROUND 2010-2016. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REPAIR COST IS $4000-$6000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER LEVER CABLE BUSHING DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING PLACED INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED GROOVE FORD (10039 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, 720-523-9154) AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENTIRELY NEW SHIFTER LEVER CABLE WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE WITH LARRY H. MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD (11595 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215, 720-643-1545) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO DISPUTE THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MATTER AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

THE VEHICLE STUTTERS AND DIES UPON RESTART; AFTER BEING HEAT SOAKED FROM A LONG DRIVE (HIGHWAY FOR A HOUR). VEHICLE THROWS RANDOM CODES RELATED TO PCM DOES NOT DO SO CONSISTENTLY. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH WIRES RELATED TO PCM